a. What might be some underlying causes of the situation that you need to think about?
b. Are there resources within your school that might be of help? If so who and what questions should you ask them?
c. Are there other resources that might be helpful?
A Solution
As a teacher, you will often try to address problems by preventing them. That said, things happen in classrooms that cannot be anticipated beforehand and you will have to make decisions about how to address the situation.
a. Decide whether your action is proactive (action aimed at preventing problem) or reactive (action occurs after situation develops).
b. Decide what grade level you will "solve" this problem for.
c. Describe what you'll do.
d. Describe how you anticipate your action(s) will affect the situation.
Solution Consequences
Before you act to address a classroom situation, you have to anticipate possible consequences of your actions. Spell out some of these effects here:
a. How will you action be perceived by your students?
b. How will your action affect the learning climate in your classroom?
c. What might your students learn from your action? (Be sure to note both positive and negative lessons.)
d. How will your students' parents react to their child's account of your action? (Remember that they will put their own "spin" on what you do.)
e. How will your administrator(s) react to your action?
The Situation
Describe the situation here:Understanding the Situation
a. What might be some underlying causes of the situation that you need to think about?
b. Are there resources within your school that might be of help? If so who and what questions should you ask them?
c. Are there other resources that might be helpful?
A Solution
As a teacher, you will often try to address problems by preventing them. That said, things happen in classrooms that cannot be anticipated beforehand and you will have to make decisions about how to address the situation.a. Decide whether your action is proactive (action aimed at preventing problem) or reactive (action occurs after situation develops).
b. Decide what grade level you will "solve" this problem for.
c. Describe what you'll do.
d. Describe how you anticipate your action(s) will affect the situation.
Solution Consequences
Before you act to address a classroom situation, you have to anticipate possible consequences of your actions. Spell out some of these effects here:a. How will you action be perceived by your students?
b. How will your action affect the learning climate in your classroom?
c. What might your students learn from your action? (Be sure to note both positive and negative lessons.)
d. How will your students' parents react to their child's account of your action? (Remember that they will put their own "spin" on what you do.)
e. How will your administrator(s) react to your action?
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BOTTOM LINE: I SHOULD...